Lee Kuan Yew leaves hospital

Lee Kuan Yew leaves hospital

SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore elder statesman Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew has been discharged from hospital after undergoing treatment for an infection, a government press statement said on Tuesday.

The 75-year-old former prime minister left the National University Hospital on Monday after a two-day stay. He has recovered and will finish his course of intravenous antibiotics as an outpatient, it added.

An earlier statement said Lee was suffering from an infection "arising from a minor surgical procedure". No details were given.

"He's fine, he's fine," Lee's press secretary Yeong Yoon Ying said by telephone when asked about Lee's condition. Lee, who previously underwent two procedures to clear clogged arteries, is generally believed to be in good health and often travels as a roving ambassador for Singapore.